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"The generation weaned on the Marvel Universe will find much to love in O’Connor’s 12-book series." —New York Times
George O’Connor’s vibrant and kinetic art brings ancient tales to life in the bestselling Olympians series. This fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology is perfect for fans of Percy Jackson!
Thrown from Mount Olympus as a newborn and caught by Thetis and Eurynome, who raised him on the island of Lemnos, Hephaistos had an aptitude for creating beautiful objects from a very young age. Despite his rejection from Olympus, he swallowed his anger and spent his days perfecting his craft. His exquisitely forged gifts and weapons earned him back his seat in the heavens, but he was not treated as an equal—his brothers and sisters looked down at him for his lame leg, and even his own wife, Aphrodite, was disloyal. Witness Hephaistos’ wrath in God of Fire as he creates a plan that’ll win him the respect he deserves.
· A smash-hit: Olympians is a New York Times bestselling series with over a million copies sold!
· The original superheroes: George O'Connor evokes the superhero tradition in these action-packed retellings. Discover the stories behind the gods, heroes, and monsters that inspire books, movies, and popular culture
· Perfect for mythology fans: An excellent next read for fans of Percy Jackson, epic fantasy, folklore, and graphic novels
· Great for classrooms and libraries: An engaging resource for mythology, ancient history, literature, and independent reading
George O'Connor
George O'Connor is the New York Times–bestselling author of Olympians, the series of graphic novels featuring the tragic, dramatic, and epic lives of the Greek Pantheon and its counterpart featuring the Norse Gods, the series Asgardians. His first graphic novel, Journey into Mohawk Country, pushed the boundaries of the genre, using as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert. He also illustrated acclaimed playwright Adam Rapp’s Ball Peen Hammer. He teamed up with writer Daniel G. Newman on Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, the first volume in the World Citizen Comics series. George is also the creator of popular picture books such as the New York Times–bestselling Kapow! and If I Had a Triceratops. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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